by 0xc939519869c946e4bdca8fd0b6459048c4aebae2 (AwedJob)
When a person new to DCL starts their experience, one of the first things they do is design their avatar. While there is currently a variety of natural skin tones and hair styles, the eyes, nose and mouth options are limited to lided, narrow and thin options.
Representation matters. For someone to begin imagining a new world they first need to see themselves in it. “You could see black people on television, but you never saw black people in the future until Gene Roddenberry put a beautiful black woman on that show. And not just a beautiful black woman, but a beautiful black woman who was the communications officer. She wasn’t cleaning house,” Goldberg said. That’s why Goldberg wanted to be part of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” ~ from CNet Article
There is a free market solution to this. Unless the creators of inclusive physical traits release a Common amount for 0 MANA, it is not equitable. Rather than relying on individuals to create more diverse, facial feature options, should it be an expanded part of the default tool kit every user has access to?
- Yes
- No
- There’s another way to achieve this goal
- Invalid question/options